The California Department of Insurance no longer requires fingerprints from non-resident individuals that have been fingerprinted in their resident state in connection with applying for an insurance producer license. The change was effective March 1, 2010. This exemption currently applies to individuals who currently hold a resident license in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington. This list of states will be updated as other states implement fingerprinting requirements.
The exemption does not apply to non-resident individuals who were licensed in their resident state prior to the resident state’s adoption of a fingerprint requirement.
